DELAWARE WATER GAP STP - Secondary Treatment Plant in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania

DELAWARE WATER GAP STP is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 2 Oak Street in Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The plant serves a population of 1,180 and is part of the region's infrastructure for managing domestic wastewater. The facility provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required by the US Clean Water Act for municipal plants of this scale. With a designed capacity of 681.37 m³/day and an actual discharge volume of 378.54 m³/day, the plant operates well within its capacity. As a US facility, it operates under an EPA NPDES permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, ensuring compliance with effluent limits. The plant discharges treated effluent into the Delaware River basin, which flows into the Delaware Bay and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. The Delaware River supports diverse aquatic life and provides drinking water for millions. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect water quality in this ecologically important watershed.

The plant discharges into the Delaware River basin, which drains into the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The Delaware River is a major ecological corridor supporting fish species such as American shad and striped bass. The watershed provides critical habitat for migratory birds and supports diverse freshwater and estuarine ecosystems.